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South Korea national team defender Kim Min-jae (29) played the full match but could not celebrate. His club, Bayern Munich (Germany), conceded a staggering three goals against a team stepping onto the UEFA Champions League (UCL) main stage for the first time in its history.
Bayern Munich drew 3-3 away against Viking in the second match of the 2026-2027 UCL league phase, held at RISE Arena in Stavanger, Norway, on the 14th (Korean time).
Objectively, Bayern Munich held a significant advantage in terms of strength. While Viking is the champion that topped last season's Norwegian Eliteserien, it is a team making its debut on the UCL main stage for the first time in club history this season.
However, Bayern Munich took a shocking blow right from the start of the match.
They conceded the opening goal just 71 seconds after kickoff. From Viking's corner kick, Zlatko Tripic delivered the ball, which Gian Stensness headed into the net.
At that moment, Kim Min-jae and Jonathan Tah, who formed Bayern Munich's central defense, failed to properly deal with the aerial ball.
Local German evaluations were also harsh. The Munich regional newspaper Abendzeitung gave Kim Min-jae a German-style rating of 4. In the German rating system, 1 is the highest score, and higher numbers indicate lower performance.
In particular, the media strongly criticized the scene of the first goal conceded. It stated, "Kim Min-jae did not even jump to contest the header in the sequence leading to the 0-1 deficit. It is unclear why he did so."
It added, "This was followed by passing errors, sloppy play, and loss of possession," noting that "he had almost no defensive situations in the second half."
It was not just Kim Min-jae's issue. Tah, who started alongside him as a center back, also received a rating of 4.
The media pointed out regarding Tah that he "failed to jump properly in the scene of the first goal conceded." Consequently, Tah played only the first half and was substituted for Dayot Upamecano at the start of the second half.
Kim Min-jae played the full match that day, completing 55 out of 64 passes for an 86% success rate. He had a total of 76 ball touches.
Defensively, he recorded two tackles, two clearances, one interception, and five recoveries. In aerial duels, he won two out of four attempts, and also won two out of four ground duels. Football statistics media FootMob gave Kim Min-jae a rating of 6.4.
Bayern Munich dominated most of the match but wavered defensively. They led significantly in possession at 66%-34% and overwhelmingly outshot Viking 25-8. However, the difference in shots on target was not large, standing at 8-5.
Following Stensness's opening goal in the second minute of the first half, Peter Christiansen added a second goal in the 38th minute of the first half, extending Viking's lead to 2-0.
Shaken, Bayern Munich launched a counterattack in the second half. Harry Kane converted a penalty kick in the ninth minute of the second half to begin the chase. Six minutes later, Kane scored another header goal, instantly leveling the score at 2-2.
In the 26th minute of the second half, Luis Diaz also found the back of the net, turning the game around for Bayern Munich with a 3-2 lead.
However, a variable emerged. In the 29th minute of the second half, Michael Olise was sent off, leaving Bayern Munich with a numerical disadvantage.
Ultimately, they failed to hold onto the lead. In the 45th minute of the second half, Herman Hagen scored a dramatic equalizing header for Viking. Bayern Munich conceded again late in the match, ending the game in a 3-3 draw.
Kim Min-jae also played the full match but displayed disappointing moments, including in the sequence of the first goal conceded, failing to escape harsh criticism from local German media.
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